You don't have to write like Shelley or Keats, or emulate Shakespeare's verbal feats.We don't expect non-Anglophones or striplings to write polished poetry like Kipling's.You don't need the wit of a Jonathan Swift; just think of some rhymes – you get my drift?

The English language is rich in rhyme, so this game can be played time after time.Lines that are single produce a quick jingle.Rhyming couplets are double – they give poets more trouble.In the case of the villanelle, the rhyme repetition is hell.

If you don't speak English like a native, you may think it harder to be creativeIn a thread like this, where verbal facility helps writers show off their wit and agility.But if your vocabulary's quite meagre, you can still join in if you're smart and eager.Just write simple lines about basic stuff – as long as they rhyme it'll be enough.

The famous poets of the pastWrote works that were designed to last,But versifiers on the NetPost copious lines we soon forget.Their line-breaks render virtual proseArtistic-looking, I suppose,But do they rival Keats or ShelleyOr the Bard? Not on your Nellie!

I am sitting on toilet ( ) thinking hard,what is the purpose, which is my lucky card,I don't like sneezing,but it's horribly freezing.I might be a little ill,but soon I'll be climbing a hill.Sorry for my dark sense of humour I wouldn't want this to become a rumor.

The thing that most bedevilsThe teaching of English at lower levelsIs the attitude of the modern grammarian,Who is determinedly contrarianAnd rejects without apologyMuch traditional terminology.Students desperate for passesLearn about the old word classes,Just as you and I at schoolStudied each well-established rule.The instructors at college teachThe familiar parts of speech,With adverbs, prepositions and conjunctionsHaving clearly distinguished functions.Then some brave new radical voiceSpeaks up to announce its choiceWhereby it shall be the normTo classify words according to their form,So that the term 'preposition'Shall have a much wider definition.But if one wants to help the ordinary student,I think such revisions are highly imprudent.

The present perfect (simple and progressive)Makes diligent students somewhat obsessive.The difficulty of choosing the right form seems infernal;The rules are too complex to be pared to a kernel.As can be seen in any comprehensive grammar,To crack such a nut requires a sledgehammer.

The England–New Zealand cricket serieshas left the selectors with many queries.The England team played well in patches,but not well enough to win both matches.In the first Test,they performed at their best;they left Lord'swith many rewards.Their scoring was often extremely fast,and people said their improvement was vast.But in the game at Headingley,they played New Zealand's bowlers dreadingly,and their own quickswere hit for many a six.The grizzled old Yorkshiremen who remember Truemanmade snide remarks, but they're only human.They drooled in their beerand said "Ee, this is queer".Our team as a whole is so inconsistent,their prospect of dominance seems very distant.All those assistants and paraphernaliawon't be of much use when they play Australia.

You cannot post new topics in this forum.
You cannot reply to topics in this forum.
You cannot delete your posts in this forum.
You cannot edit your posts in this forum.
You cannot create polls in this forum.
You cannot vote in polls in this forum.